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Duke 1st in Fantasy League

December 30, 2011

Posted by Dave Bradley under NBA Devils

For the eighth straight year, Duke alum and DBP friend Dave McSwain has set up a fantasy league to track the progress of former college stars in the NBA.  The league measures the overall production of a school’s alums in the NBA as points are awarded for points scored, field goals, 3′s, assists, rebounds, and blocks.  Field goal attempts and turnovers will cost players points as well.

Teams in this year’s fantasy league include Duke, Kentucky, Texas, UNC, UCLA, UConn, Arizona, Florida, Wake Forest, GA Tech, Kansas, Memphis, Ohio State, Stanford and Georgetown.  Five days into the season, the Blue Devils lead the pack with Kentucky in second place.

Fans can check the league every morning for quick access to the game stats of Blue Devils who played the night before.  Also, although not a perfect science as injuries to key players can derail a school’s progress, the league is a fun way to compare the overall success of college alumni in the NBA.

So far this season, Duke has the lead in part thanks to the outstanding play of Luol Deng and Gerald Henderson.  Luol ranks first in average fantasy points per game (38.4) for Duke and G could be on his way to a breakout season ranked second so far (34.9).

COLLEGE NBA FANTASY LEAGUE STANDINGS – 12/30/11
Duke: 782.50
Kentucky: 561.70
Texas: 552.30
UNC: 550.00
UCLA: 529.80

LINKS: COMPLETE FANTASY LEAGUE STANDINGS | DUKE PLAYER STATS

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Devils Have Most Starters

December 28, 2011

Posted by Dave Bradley under NBA Devils

In addition to having the most former players in the NBA at the start of the 2011-12 season (16), the Blue Devils had the most opening-day starters.  Gerald Henderson, Josh McRoberts, Corey Maggette, Carlos Boozer, Luol Deng, Kyrie Irving, Mike Dunleavy, Elton Brand and Grant Hill all heard their names called during the starting lineup presentations.

Most Opening-Day NBA Starters 2011-12
Duke: 9
UConn: 7
Kentucky: 6
UCLA: 6
UNC: 6

Luol Deng got the start for the Bulls on Christmas Day and helped Chicago to a win in Los Angeles with 21 points, 7 boards and this block as time expired…

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Duke Leads NBA

December 25, 2011

Posted by Dave Bradley under NBA Devils

The 2011-12 NBA season kicked off on Christmas Day with 16 former Blue Devils in the league.  Duke has more former players on NBA opening-day rosters than any school.
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Several Blue Devils have joined new NBA teams this season, including Corey Maggette (Charlotte), Josh McRoberts (LA Lakers), Shane Battier (Miami), Mike Dunleavy (Milwaukee) and Shelden Williams (New Jersey).  Kyrie Irving (Cleveland), Nolan Smith (Portland) and Lance Thomas (New Orleans) will make their NBA debuts.
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Good luck to Gerald, Corey, Carlos, Luol, Kyrie, Dahntay, Josh, Shane, Mike, Shelden, Lance, Chris, JJ, Elton, Grant and Nolan!  We’ll be watching and checking those box scores.
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Former Players in the NBA – 2011-12 Opening Day
Duke: 16
UCLA: 15
Kentucky: 14
Texas: 13
Kansas: 12
UNC: 12
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ACC Players in the NBA (2011-12)
Duke: 16
UNC: 12
GA Tech: 7
Wake Forest: 7
FSU: 5
Boston College: 4
Maryland: 4
Miami: 2
NC State: 2
Clemson: 1
UVA: 1
VA Tech: 0
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Shane Heats Up

December 9, 2011

Posted by Dave Bradley under NBA Devils

Shane Battier took his talents to Twitter yesterday where he announced that he has decided to join the Miami Heat.  Several contenders had courted Battier and even Kevin Durant lobbied for the former Duke National Player of the Year via Twitter but ultimately Shane declared he was ready to “take my chances ‘Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season’ down in Miami.”
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Battier added via Twitter, “The Lockout gave me a lots of time to consider what was important to me at this stage of my life and career.  Over the last week, I’ve played out every scenario in my head over and over.  It always came back to one thing for me: a winning role.  I am appreciative of all the kind words and recruiting pitches over the last week, thank you!!”
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In addition to joining one of the best teams in the league, Battier will be reunited with an ownership group that he has known since his Duke playing days.  The Heat are owned by the Arison family and the team’s CEO Nick Arison was a student manager here while Shane was in school.  Nick and Shane were college roommates and members of our 2001 national championship team.  Additionally, Battier tweeted that he is excited about the Heat’s culture and overall workplace environment.
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Shortly after announcing for the Heat, LeBron James tweeted: “S/O to my newest teammates @ShaneBattier. Happy and excited to have u apart of the Heat.”  Battier responded: (Can’t Wait !!!! (Bart Scott Voice)).
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OTHER DUKE IN THE NBA NEWS
*Mike Dunleavy is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks.
*Lance Thomas has received an invitation to join the New Orleans Hornets’ training camp.
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G and JJ Visit

October 18, 2011

Posted by Dave Bradley under NBA Devils

Last week, a pair of former Blue Devil All-Americans returned to help kick off the new hoops season at Duke and get some work in at the K Center.  JJ Redick and Gerald Henderson served as judges of the Countdown to Craziness dunk contest and spent some time with our players and staff.

G, the Blue Devil and JJ judge the CTC dunk contest

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